I tried to imagine how the pre-match talk goes with Lucho before the game. This scenario is the best i could come up with.
Lucho: ‘Guys, just give it to Neymar. Like we talked about. He’ll take it from there. Remember the PSG game at home? It worked great!’
Messi: ‘Ermm... what about me, mister? I’m up for it, even cut down the fizzy drink this week. I'm just in my peak form’
Lucho: ‘Leo, you know I’d go with you, you're the best. But you’re playing in midfield now, too many defenders are around you, can't risk it. Let’s go with Ney. It's for the best, trust me!’
Iniesta: ‘But, mister, I have a few tricks in my sleeve as well! I’m feeling good tonight. I feel I can do more.'
Lucho: ‘I know, Don. But let’s face it. Your hair has gone full gray, you’re not getting any younger. But I love you anyway. You’re starting tonight!’
Neymar: ‘But, mister, when I play with Brazil, they don’t give me the ball that often. Shouldn’t we better…’
Lucho: ‘Shut it. We’ll do what I say, this is Barca, not Brazil. Son, you know I trust you. Take them on. If you go through just find Suarez and Messi and we score. Don’t try to shoot, because you’ll be too tired to score. If you can’t dribble the fuckers, do that 180° matrix stuff you practice in training and we yellow the basterds. We're good either way. Am I a genius or what?!’
Neymar: ‘Right, mister… right!’
Lucho: ‘Now, remember the tactic guys, give it to Neymar and he’ll take it from there’
Alba: ‘That's a great tactic, mister. But, if I may, I’m fast. I can help Ney. When he goes inside I can go up the flank and I can do damage there. You know me, mister, I can do it. Just ask Neymar, he'll tell you’
Lucho: ‘Jordi, we talked about this. We’re going 3-4-3. You’re on the bench tonight. With Cilessen and the other guys. Sorry man, it's the system. The system is doing this to you, not me. Mathieu is starting in defence. Where is this guy btw?’
Umtiti: ‘He's over there on the right, having a smoke’
Lucho: ‘Idiot. I just told him. He can ony smoke at Half Time, not BEFORE the game. Tell him he’s starting with you and Gerard. OK guys, time’s up, let’s go out there and show them the PSG game was just an accident’.
Neymar: ‘Mister, one more question before we go out. What happens if the other players block both me and Leo, and also the ref doesn’t give me a foul when I do my Matrix stuff?
(Lucho thinks for 10 seconds with his hand under his chin)
Lucho: ‘Then we’re all fucked. But let's hope it doesn't get to that’.